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Friday, July 17, 2015

By Dan Murphy Six weeks have passed since the City of Yon-

kers closed Firehouse 1, located downtown on New School Street, after an engineer and city of-ficials found enough damage and deterioration to order its immediate closure. The 88-year-old build-

ing has also housed the Yonkers Fire Department headquarters and two different fire companies, Tower Ladder Co. 71 and Rescue Co. 1.

Yonkers firefighters have moved out of the building and have relocated to other city firehouses

During the City of Yonkers’ annual “Color It Proud” Flag Day award ceremony at Saunders High School on June 11, Harold Dworetzky, chairman of the Central Committee of Veter-ans Organizations, presented its Americanism

Award to the Hon. Judge Gaffney, and local Boy Scouts Leader Celeste Hughes.

Gaffney is a Marine Corps veteran and has shown exceptional support to the veteran com-

Local businessman, longtime youth sports coach, husband and fa-ther of three Michael Meyer has an-nounced his candidacy for the Third District of the Yonkers City Coun-cil. The lifelong Yonkers resident is seeking his first elective office and will challenge incumbent Democrat Michael Sabatino in November.

Meyer, 48, is running on a platform of “getting back to basics” when it comes to providing servic-es for Yonkers residents: Holding the line on property taxes, fighting crime, improving the quality of the education system and better city services to improve neighborhood quality of life.

“I love Yonkers. I grew up here, and this is where my wife and I are raising our own children,” he said. “But, like countless other Yon-kers families, we have great concern about the future. We are constantly being hit with higher taxes, while our services are neglected and our neighborhoods are paying the price. I’m run-ning for City Council to be an independent voice for the taxpayer because we need to get back to the basics. As councilman, I will focus on safer, cleaner streets for our families, better schools for our kids, and holding the line on property taxes to protect homeowners and seniors on fixed in-comes.”

Meyer said the city needs to refocus on pub-

lic safety and quality-of-life issues. He pointed to an up-tick in property crime within the Third Dis-trict, noting that vehicle break-ins and vandalism are both on the rise. He is also concerned about a noticeable decline in city services, such as trash collection at neighborhood parks and schools, and street paving.

He said Sabatino just isn’t focusing on what matters to residents.

“The bottom line is that Yonkers taxpay-ers should be getting a better value for their tax

By Dan Murphy If you are a registered voter in Yonkers, you

have probably received a knock on the door from one of the 16 candidates running for eight different city and county offices, seeking a signature to get on the ballot. With all of the petitions submitted to the Board of Elections, it appears almost all candi-dates who want to be on the ballot will be.

The Yonkers Election 2015 ballot includes: Mayor’s Office

The big election in the city will have Mayor Mike Spano seeking re-election to a second term. The Yonkers Democratic Party submitted 8,000 signatures for Spano – a very large number – and a good show of support from Democrats happy with the mayor’s first term.

Spano will face a challenge in the Democratic primary Sept. 10 from Dr. Fred Hernandez, but only if petitions submitted by the Hernandez cam-paign are deemed valid. Hernandez is said to have filed more than 3,000 signatures on his nominating petitions, but pages of the petitions are being chal-lenged as fraudulent.

Hernandez, a Yonkers educator for more than 25 years, is hoping to represent and receive the votes of the thousands of parents and stakeholders in the Yonkers Public Schools who rallied for edu-cation funding in the spring and summer.

Yonkers Republicans turned in more than 1,800 signatures for GOP mayoral candidate Bill Nuckel, a former Democratic councilman who brings a concentration on fiscal analysis to the debate and the race. Nuckel’s proposal to review YPS’ $35 million transportation budget sounds in-teresting.

“I want to thank the ward leaders, district leaders and all the volunteers who believe in my

candidacy and spent their time and energy to car-ry petitions,” he said. “I want to thank, also, the taxpayers of Yonkers who believe in my commit-ment to run Yonkers effectively and efficiently and signed my petitions. Now, all of Yonkers, stand with me in support of ‘Taxpayer Dollars are Sa-cred.’”

Nuckel has no primary opponent; we will have to wait and see if Spano and Hernandez face off in a Democratic primary for mayor.

City Council Three Yonkers City Council seats are up for

election in November. In the First District, incum-bent Democrat Councilman Christopher Johnson

Third District City Council Republican candidate Michael Meyer.

Mayoral candidate Fred Hernandez’ petition signatures are under scrutiny.

Yonkers Awaits Engineering Report on Closed Firehouse

Color it Proud CeremonyHonors Gaffney & Hughes

Meyer Announces Bid for Yonkers 3rd Council Dist.

Petitions Are in: Bevy of Races Await Yonkers Voters

Yonkers Firehouse 1 is now closed, with its future uncertain.

The 2015 Americanism Award recipients, the Hon. Judge Gaffney (back row, second from right), with veterans Jack Lotz, Harold Dworetzky, Jerry Collins and Mark Kucera (back row, from left); and Celeste Hughes (center) with Boy Scouts from Troop 1 Crestwood (front row).

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Op-Ed by Frank SpotornoDespite the national media’s obsession

with Republican presidential candidate Don-ald Trump and his comments about illegal im-migration, Trump stands in the top tier of GOP

presidential candidates in every poll. The rea-son? Americans are listening to Trump’s mes-sage about leveling the playing field on trade with China and Mexico, and support his call to

This summer, Empire Casino at Yonkers Raceway is bringing three legends of music to its stage for the 2015 Summer Concert Series, with performances by Kenny Rogers on July 19, Trace Adkins on Aug. 9, and Lynyrd Skynyrd on Aug. 16.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and opening acts take the state at 7 p.m. The main event starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets are still available for all three shows. Prices start at $39.99 and can be purchased online at www.empirecitycasino.com.

Rising newspapers is proud to be holding a ticket contest for all three shows at Empire Ca-sino. The winner with the best answer to one of these two questions will win two tickets to their

choice of the three summer concerts:What is your best memory of Yonkers Race-

way/Empire Casino? ORWhy are you one of Kenny Rogers, Trace

Adkins, or Lynyrd Skynyrd’s biggest fans? Email your response to dmurphy@risingme-

diagroup.com or call 914-965-4000. If you want to go see Kenny Rogers this Sunday, send in your responses ASAP. Winners can pick up tickets at the casino office on the date of the show.

Dan Murphy will also be giving away tick-ets on the Westchester Rising Show on WVOX Radio on July 23 and Aug. 6. Call the show be-tween 10 and 11 a.m. for your chance to win!

Trump & Unions:The Untold Story

Win Tix to Empire Casino Summer Concert Series

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Donald Trump

Kenny Rogers

Frank Spotorno

Trace Atkins

YoNkERs RisiNG - FRidAY, JulY 17, 2015

Send your story ideas, photos, announcements and upcoming events to us at dmurphy@rising mediagroup.com

Patriarch Spotlights Mid-East Christians During U.S. Visit

Philharmonic Concert Coming to Untermyer Park

Family Entertainment Continues This Summer

Veterans Saluted at BID Summer Concert

While His Beatitude John X Yazigi, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, visits the U.S. through July 29, he resounds the clarion call recently issued by he and four other bishops who oversee Christian communities in SyriA: “We are authentic (people) of this land, deeply rooted in its earth that was watered by the sweat of our fathers and grandfathers, and we confirm more than ever that we are staying” (reported by Reuters).

At several East Coast venues, Patriarch John will reaffirm the historic place of Chris-tians in the Middle East, and call for the imme-diate release of his brother bishops, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Paul Yazigi and the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop John Ibrahim, both of Aleppo in Syria, who were kidnapped April 22, 2013, as well as the release of all innocent

captives.One of his stops will be St. Vladimir’s Or-

thodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, where on Monday, July 27 at 6 p.m., he will deliver an open and public presentation highlighting the tragic displacement of Middle-Eastern Chris-tians and others from their ancient homelands due to civil strife and war. He also will receive an honorary doctoral degree conferred by the seminary’s Board of Trustees and Faculty Coun-cil.

For decades the seminary has trained priests for service in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, the U.S.-based ecclesial body that is ultimately un-der Patriarch John’s jurisdiction and is locally administered by His Eminence Metropolitan Jo-seph Al-Zehlaoui.

Visit Yonkers’ Untermyer Gardens on Sat-urday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. for a free concert by the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra, at 945 N. Broadway.

Highlights of the evening performance will include music from Bizet, Elgar, Handel and Puccini. Soloists will include Luming Chan, cel-list from Hastings on Hudson, who was the first-

place concerto competition winner; and Merissa Beddows, a soprano from Yonkers, who was the second-place concerto winner.

In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held indoors at the Saunders Trade and Techni-cal High School on Palmer Road in Yonkers.

For more information on Untermyer Park, visit www.yonkersphilharmonic.org.

The City of Yonkers is presenting a series of family-friendly movies and concerts this summer at several locations throughout the city in July and August.

“This series is an opportunity for residents to get to know their neighbors and their neigh-borhood park,” said Mayor Mike Spano. “We’re bringing the entertainment right to your back-yard.”

Upcoming movies include “Big Hero 6” at Fleming Field on July 22, and “Strange Magic” at Kingsley Park on July 29. All movies begin at dusk.

Upcoming concerts include Sage on July 23 at Trevor Park, and The McLean Avenue Band on July 30 at Coyne Park.

For more information, visit www.cityofyon-kers.com.

It was a return to the great music of 1969 as the audience was given a musical Woodstock ex-perience July 10 during the Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement District summer concert series, when Back to the Garden 1969 performed.

Before the concert, Yonkers Veterans Affairs Director Lou Navarro called up all of the veterans who came out to the stage to be thanked for their

service to their country. Thanks to Domino Sugar for donating seat cushions for the concert.

The DWBID Summer Jazz, Blues and More Concert Series every Friday continues with Mala Waldron on July 17 and Roxy Perry on July 24.

For more information on the wide variety of happenings in downtown Yonkers this summer, visit www/Yonkersdowntown.com.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X on his last visit to the U.S. Photo by Gregory Hatrak.

Untermyer Park will host a concert this weekend.

“Big Hero 6” will be shown July 22 on Fleming Field.

Yonkers veterans salute the city, which thanked them for their service at a special Downtown Waterfront BID concert. Photo by Donna Davis.

munity.Hughes is the first non-veteran to be pre-

sented with this award. She leads nearly 100 youth from Cub Scout Pack 6 Crestwood and Troop 1 Crestwood, who work side-by-side with veterans on a number of efforts including

sending care packages to U.S. troops overseas, supporting food drives for veterans, visiting VA hospitals during the holidays, decorating veter-ans’ graves, and honoring fallen service men and women on Memorial Day.

Hughes also assists the American Legion’s Ernest Pasqua Post with its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony and POW-MIA Re-membrance Day ceremony, both held in the Crestwood section of Yonkers.

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By Eric W. Schoen I hate to open up a can

of Yonkers worms, but I feel obligated to do it this week.

And I promise it is not the red light camera can of worms.

The can of worms? Yonkers’ housing and schools segregation and ul-timate desegregation case of the 1980s.

According to Flavor-wire, a network of cultur-ally connected people cov-ering television and pop culture, the trailer for “Show Me a Hero,” the HBO documentary based on the Lisa Belkin book that looks to “expose the destructive potential of dormant and casual rac-ism” as evidenced in the Yonkers housing and school case and the settlement aftermath “looks jaw-droppingly good.”

Flavorwire goes on to say: “Any project with the names David Simon, Oscar Isaac and Cath-erine Keener attached to it would have to work really hard not to be exciting.”

The easy part? Set your DVRs for HBO on Aug. 16. Want to see the trailer? “Friend” me on Facebook – just look for me in the picture with Joan Rivers. If I am not your friend, you can prob-ably just pull up Facebook, look for me and see the post on my page.

I posted the link to the trailer with the fol-lowing statement: “I am probably the only one in Yonkers to say this, but this movie will do noth-ing good for the image of Yonkers. All I can say is that I hope the city got paid big bucks to allow fi lming on public property, disrupting the lives of current residents. This was a terrible period in the history of Yonkers – particularly for people like me who worked in City Hall (I started working for City Manager Neil DeLuca in January 1988 as public information offi cer when Nick Wasic-sko started his stint as mayor), handling the press. Some of the players who are still alive might like the fact that they are being portrayed by notable actors and actresses (who wouldn’t), but anyone who thinks this fi lm is going to be good for Yon-kers is sadly mistaken.”

Usually eight, maybe 10 people comment on my posts on Facebook. As of press time, there were close to 100 comments on this post – which are my friends’ thoughts on my posting. And they keep coming!

They have come from former mayors, city managers, Yonkers Public Schools administra-tors, teachers and guidance counselors, city em-ployees, spirited citizens and plain old Yonkers residents.

For the most part, to my amazement, most folks agree with my assessment.

For those new to the City of Gracious Living, the City of Hills where nothing is ever on level, I will summarize the situation in a couple of sen-tences: During the late 1950s, 60s and 70s Yon-kers build more than 4,000 units of low-income housing on the west side of the Hudson River, and 200 units (mostly senior housing) on the east side of town. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to realize, as they say, “Houston, we have a problem here!”

Facilities and educational opportunities for students who attended Yonkers Public Schools on the west side of town in the 1960s and 70s were inferior to our friends who attended schools on the east side of town. I know from experience; I was a student at Schools 13, 27, pre-Pearls Haw-thorne and Yonkers High School – all on the west side of town – graduating in 1978.

The federal government brings a landmark case linking segregation in housing and in the public schools on behalf of a child in YPS at the time, and wins. For the ugly rest of the story, Google “Yonkers Housing Desegregation.” The volume of articles will keep you busy reading this summer.

Did the producers of the HBO documentary interview those who were involved in Yonkers government at the time, and who are still alive to

get factual information on what took place? Not that I am aware of. Their posts on Facebook prove this. Did writer Lisa Belkin interview a lot of folks who were in-volved for her book? Can’t comment on that.

Apparently Belkin in-terviewed an outspoken east side female resident who is a featured character in the movie. The woman, who is deceased, was vehemently against the housing but was then awarded a job with the

Yonkers Municipal Housing Authority to help in-troduce residents into the new housing on the east side that was built. Amazing how people change on the dime when they are given a job.

But my mom said never to talk negatively about the deceased – and I will leave it at that.

Oh, the stories I can tell you about doing public relations for Yonkers during this conten-tious time…After a public meeting at either Saun-ders High School or the library, Mayor Wasicsko and his then-girlfriend, Nay, wanted something to eat, but wanted to go to a place where no one would recognize him. The only place open late that he could think of was the fancy Asian restau-rant next to Charlie Brown’s on Central Avenue.

I am not a fan of Asian food and my stomach gets upset when I smell it, so I held my nose while we ate. We were the only people in the restau-rant, and Mayor Wasicsko, the generous person he was, paid for my dinner.

I was accused by a now-deceased housing opponent of turning up the heat at Saunders High School during a meeting, making the room hot and causing people to want to leave. I was also ac-cused of turning off the microphone when I went up to adjust it.

Some Yonkers offi cials were going on a trip to visit some successful housing sites in New Jer-sey. One had a permit to carry a gun in New York but not in New Jersey, and asked me to hold his gun for him. Eric did not do it.

The bottom line is that Department of Pub-lic Works crews stopped collecting Yonkers garbage from residents under orders that came from either Judge Sand – who handled the case – or the Emergency Financial Control Board who monitored city fi nances after several brushes with bankruptcy.

Rotting garbage on the streets? Yonkers resi-dents would have nothing of it. The housing part of the case was settled.

I will discuss some of the comments that folks posted in response to my Facebook message in future columns.

Now, back to my initial question regarding fees: Ali Mudano, the hardworking public rela-tions person in Mayor Spano’s offi ce, issued the following statement:

“The city has pre-determined location fees for various city-owned properties. HBO’s produc-tion of ‘Show Me A Hero’ was charged accord-ingly for their use of those properties. Since the mayor took offi ce, we have waived all permitting fees to productions that fi lm in Yonkers. Addition-ally, the city does not profi t from police or fi re ser-vices; all fi re and police offi cers are compensated for their overtime by the production company.”

I followed up with the question: “So the pro-duction company paid the fees?”

Hardworking Ms. Mudano’s response: “The production company paid the location fees, yes.”

I will watch the HBO documentary and com-ment on it after it is screened. I am hoping for the best, but expecting something that refl ects nega-tively on our fair city.

Hey, I told you from the start this column was not about the red light camera can of worms!

Reach Eric Schoen at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers. Catch the Westchester Rising Radio Show featur-ing Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen on Thursdays at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on the A.M. dial, at wvox.com or live or via the application for down-load free from the APP store.

Th is, Too, is a Can of Yonkers Worms

Eric W. Schoen

On Th is Day in Yonkers History…

By Mary Hoarpresident Emeritus yonkers historical Society

Monday, July 20 July 20, 1871: Plans were announced for

improving the little park opposite Getty House in Getty Square. For several years, the railing and retaining wall was in bad condition, but improvements to be made in the Getty Square area would rectify this lack of maintenance. The sidewalk in front of the Getty House had been widened, which took away about 4 feet of the “carriage way.” Four feet of the park would be removed to return the street to its formal width.

The park would be shortened 10 feet at the southern end and 6 feet at the north, rounding its corners in the process. The pump would be moved to the northwest corner and the street lamp to the opposite corner. Additional improve-ments were to be made to two properties, one owned by Von Storch and the other by Sawyer.

When the new building for St. John’s Church was completed, there would be few vil-lage centers that would equal Yonkers.

July 20, 1926: Two New York City men were arrested and a truckload of beer seized by Detectives Murphy and Kilpatrick at Shady Lane near South Broadway. The truck contained 25 cases of 6 percent bottled beer, and barrels containing 1,350 gallons of 8 percent beer. The truck was held for the federal authorities.

Tuesday, July 21 July 21, 1918: Many friends of Yonkers’

Company G spent the day at Tenafl y New Jersey where Captain Bogart awaited orders for head-ing overseas. Among those visiting were mem-bers of the torpedoed transport “President Lin-coln,” as well as representatives of many social clubs, who were on hand to visit with the men who were the fi rst to leave Yonkers by order of the War Department in the summer of 1917.

July 21, 1926: James Murphy, Inc., sold one

of the choicest parcels of land in Yonkers. One hundred and eighteen lots were sold on Hillview Terrace for a total sale of $62,985. Owned by the Wakefi eld Terminal Improvement Company, the property stretched from Kimball Avenue to Central Avenue.

The property was close to public transpor-tation, and the proposed Kimball Avenue bus route would pass in front of the property. On the other end, the bus line leading to Woodlawn sta-tion of the Jerome Avenue Subway already was in existence, as was the Yonkers Avenue trolley line on the northern side of the property.

July 21, 1930: Because of the continuing heat wave, Tibbetts Brook Park attendance broke all previous records with 7,345 bathers seeking relief from the 100-plus degree heat. The previ-ous record of 5,173 was set July 4, 1928.

Wednesday, July 22 July 22, 1929: The Westchester Ferry

Corporation, owner of the Yonkers Ferry, an-nounced its fi rst stock dividend of 8 percent. Totaling $10,000, the sum was divided among its 160 stockholders who were original or early investors. The fi rst 4 percent was paid to stock-holders as of October 1923; the second 4 percent was paid to all investors who held stock as of April 1924.

The ferry was inaugurated in 1923; John J. Walsh of Yonkers was chairman of the board of directors.

July 22, 1929: Angeline Puiggi of Bryn Mawr Place returned home on the Roma after a trip to Europe. While on her trip, she climbed the Alps.

July 22, 1931: The United States Patent Of-fi ce granted Charles Edward Barrett a patent for his invention of an indicator for carpet-making looms, a device which had two new features. He immediately assigned the rights to the Alexan-der Smith and Sons Carpet Company.

The legendary Seabiscuit had some memorable races at Yonkers Raceway.

Tibbets Brook Park has always given Yonkers residents a reprieve from the summer heat.

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The downtown Yonkers farmers market takes place Thursdays through Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 Hudson St.

Fresh produce, baked goods, vendors, meals and a thrift sale will be available each week. For more information, call 914-963-3033 or email [email protected].

The Yonkers Branch of the National Asso-ciation for the Advancement of Colored People and Institutional AME Zion Church will pres-ent “Know Your Rights – What To Do When Stopped by the Police” on Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m.

The Rev. Simon Ajose of the Institutional AME Zion Church will host the event at 42 Bishop Walls Place. Co-Sponsors of the event

are Community Baptist Church and the Rev. Clarence Bolling; Kingdom Christian Cultural Center and the Rev. James Hassell; the New York State NAACP and President Dr. Hazel Dukes; and Leroy Gadsden, chairman of the NYS NAACP Criminal Justice Committee.

For more information, contact Mari da Silva, Yonkers criminal justice chairwoman, at 914-968-2859.

The Yonkers Riverfront Library invites the public to “Everyday Heroes: Making Yonkers Strong – A Community Heroes Fair” sched-uled Thursday, July 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at One Larkin Center. Celebrate the mid-point of the Summer Reading Program, “Every Hero Has a Story: Escape the Ordinary.”

Children, teens and adults are invited to meet some of Yonkers’ everyday heroes at this free event. Stories and activities will be shared as participants explore and highlight careers and voluntary service of community members who help keep residents safe and the commu-nity strong.

Learn about different jobs, career paths, volunteer opportunities and responsibilities that people have in the community: Firefighters, po-lice officers and paramedics help keep people safe; doctors, nurses, and dentists help keep people healthy; drivers and conductors trans-port people from place to place; volunteers help

run programs that enrich the lives of citizens and make the community vibrant.

Through exploring the jobs of teachers, li-brarians, politicians, farmers, sanitation work-ers and more, participants will celebrate how our everyday heroes make Yonkers a great place to live, work and play.

Be sure to bring your library card to the program so you can check out books from the

“Community Heroes” display. Free re-freshments and books will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This program was funded in part by a grant from the Yonkers-East Yonkers Rotary Club.

The Riverfront Library is handicapped ac-cessible, and parking is available at the nearby Buena Vista and Warburton parking garages. For more information, contact Michelle Halp-ern, children’s librarian, at 914-337-1500, ext. 449; OR “Z,” the teen librarian, at 914-375-7967 or [email protected].

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, along with the Yonkers Police Department, announced last week the expansion of its Neighborhood Protection Partnership efforts, which include a multi-facetted community outreach tactic to target crime and quality-of-life issues in local Yonkers neighborhoods.

Starting last week, the Neighborhood Protection Partnership efforts will expand to the southern portion of the Nodine Hill sec-tion of the city, more specifically the areas of New Main Street, Linden, Waverly and Willow Streets. The additional resources will include the Yonkers Police Mobile Command Center and an increased patrol officer presence.

“After the recent acts of violence that oc-curred this week around the ‘tree streets,’ I’ve asked our police department to organize a com-prehensive approach to target the crime and some of the quality-of-life issues that may have led to the vicious acts,” said Spano. “We will not tolerate senseless acts of violence in our neighborhoods where responsible and hard-working individuals are trying to raise their families in a safe environment. We are enlisting city departments to laser focus on these streets

so our residents can rest easy at night. They de-serve nothing less.”

In addition to increased visible patrols and the deployment of the Yonkers Police Mobile Command Center that was placed on the south side of New Main Street, the Neighborhood Pro-tection Partnership will include increased street and park maintenance and greater enforcements of building code and parking violations.

Yonkers police also will be out with “Stop and Shake,” the popular grassroots campaign to emphasize the positive relationship between po-lice and the entire community with the simple gesture of a hand shake.

“We believe an increased police presence of both uniform and plain clothes officers in the area will reduce crime, address quality-of-life issues and have an overall stabilizing effect on the entire Nodine Hill neighborhood,” said Po-lice Commissioner Charles Gardner.

Yonkers remains one of the safest cities of its size in the nation, with crime dropping more than 30 percent during the past three years, and 13 percent since last year. Approved in the re-cently-adopted city budget, Spano will add sev-eral additional officers to foot posts this year.

Farm Market Returns

NAACP Hosts ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop

‘Community Heroes’ FairAt Yonkers Riverfront Library

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Thursday, July 23 July 23, 1929: Spreckels Sugar Refinery

began the process of erecting five new signs to replace the federal signs on its plant at the foot of Vark Street to denote change of the company name. The signs to the north and west would be for the river traffic, a sign to the east would be for Yonkers, and the remaining signs would be a deluxe version for the train traffic traveling north and south on the nearby tracks.

All signs would be illuminated until mid-night every night. The company also announced that all sugar packets supplied to the hotels and restaurants in Westchester County and New York would be labeled “Made in Yonkers.”

Friday, July 24 July 24, 1921: Vincent Richards of Yonkers

defeated William Tilden to win the Rhode Is-land State Tennis Championship at Providence. Richards won in four sets, and was given ap-plause as he left the court after the final set.

July 24, 1937: Seabiscuit ran in the Yonkers Handicap, breaking his fourth track record at the track. This was his last race at Empire City.

Saturday, July 25 July 25, 1930: The cleaning the first half

of the Fortfield Reservoir was completed. Im-mediately after the final cleaning and repairs were done, including repairing concrete floor-ing and refilling the stonework on the side of

the reservoir, the water was released from the other half so that side could be repaired. This was the first cleaning in 80 years given to this major supply of Yonkers drinking water. It was hoped the cleaning and repair would last at least a decade.

July 25, 1928: Famed baritone and radio performer Robert F. Campbell was the soloist in the Yonkers Community Band concert given at Trevor Park. Among the songs he performed were old favorites “When You and I Were Young Maggie,” and “The Sunshine of Your Smile.

Sunday, July 26 July 26, 1649: Adraien Van der Donck led

a delegation of discontented colonists to the States General in Holland to present a bill of complaint outlining the dissatisfactions with Peter Stuyvesant’s administration of New Neth-erlands.

July 26, 1928: Arrangements for parking at the new City Plaza (Larkin Plaza) were final-ized. Commissioner of Public Safety Frank Dev-lin, working with City Engineer Chris Sheridan and Yonkers Police Department Traffic Division Commander Captain Dennis Cooper, completed the rules for use and created the various police signs that were to be installed.

For more information on the Yonkers His-torical Society, Sherwood House and upcoming events, visit www.facebook.com/YonkersHis-toricalSociety, or LinkedIn and Twitter @Yon-kersHistoric. For information on membership in YHS, call 914-961-8940 or email [email protected].

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and locations. Mayor Mike Spano has stated that the fire-

house was closed to protect the safety of Yonkers’ bravest, and is awaiting another engineers report to determine what course of action to take next – to renovate the existing building or build a new fire-house.

Spano and YFD stated that the safety of resi-dents in Yonkers to fire calls and emergencies will not be impacted as a result of the closure.

“It’s really unfortunate it was allowed to get into this condition,” said Spano. “That’s where we are. We need to protect the firefighters first and foremost…The safety and well-being of our fire-fighters is paramount. It would not be responsible to continue housing our men in a structure that could be harmful to them and could be deadly if it were to collapse.”

Firefighters have called on the firehouse to be restored and saved.

“We now have a significant fire facility which is no longer operational, and the current alterna-tives are inadequate to my members,” said Yonkers Firefighters Local 628 President Barry McGoey. “It has been six weeks and we are still waiting for the engineers report. I think if we knew there was a plan it would be easier to accept. But this is an emergency facility which needs to be replaced or restored.”

McGoey also spoke of a deflated morale with-in the rank and file of YFD due to the closure and relocation of different units.

Yonkers Rising received the following letter from a Yonkers firefighter, whose name we have identified but who wishes to remain anonymous. It reads:

Firehouse 1, aka “Headquarters,” is affection-ately referred to as “The Big House” by its current and former members. This firehouse is home to two highly specific and unique pieces of fire ap-paratus that are both critical to our fire and emer-gency operations. The two pieces are a “Tower Ladder,” Ladder Company 71, and a “Heavy Duty Rescue,” Rescue Company 1.

Firehouse 1/Headquarters is located in a very busy part of the city, directly across from Chicken Island. The Getty Square/Nodine Hill section of Yonkers is densely populated with many old, wood frame structures that are in close proximity to one another. When a fire sparks, seconds count – and even more so in this part of the city. That is specifi-cally why Ladder Co. 71 and Rescue Co. 1 were housed there, before the firehouse was prematurely condemned.

The firehouse was built in 1927 and it was also built as both a bomb shelter and a fallout shelter. This firehouse was built to stay. Are there some se-rious cosmetic issues? Absolutely. Is the firehouse going to collapse or fall down? Absolutely not.

The main purposes of a ladder truck (the one with the huge ladder on top) is to gain entry into structures, conduct search-and-rescue operations of trapped occupants, provide ventilation of su-perheated gasses and smoke, and to locate the fire and tell the engine so they know where to bring the hoses (attack lines).

There are only six ladder trucks to cover all 20.3 square miles in the City of Yonkers. While four of them have a 100-foot aerial ladder on top, only two of them have a 75-foot aerial ladder with a bucket on top. Ladder Co. 71 is one of those spe-cial trucks.

Tower ladders are special because of the buck-et on the end of the ladder and because of where it is positioned on the truck and at fire scenes. Ladder

71 is unique because the bucket allows the firemen to rescue people from windows at fast-moving, wood frame fires, as well as to ventilate windows and roofs to make the interior of the structure more tenable to the citizens and the other firemen.

Tower ladders also have a unique capability to operate heavy water streams from many angles and heights with the versatility to knock down large volumes of fire much easier than the other four ladder trucks.

There are only two tower ladders in the 20.3 square miles of Yonkers. One is stationed in the center of Yonkers on Fortfield Avenue at Firehouse 12 to respond to all areas and corners of the city, and the other is Ladder Co. 71, which is stationed at Firehouse 1/Headquarters, right in the center of the heaviest fire load in the city.

The rescue truck is basically a tremendous tool box on wheels. It carries almost every type of tool and equipment to perform any type of res-cue that is necessary. There are tools to get in, get out, to get through anything as well as tools to se-cure structures, earth, machinery, etc. The rescue carries equipment to do whatever is necessary to mitigate any situation, no matter what the emer-gency is.

There is only one rescue truck to cover all 20.3 square miles in the City of Yonkers. Because there is only one, it was placed in service at Fire-house 1/Headquarters some 80-plus years ago because of its location and the importance of the tasks they perform.

Firehouse 1/Headquarters is located just off of Nepperhan Avenue and Yonkers Avenue, which allows Rescue 1 to get to east and west locations, as well as north and south locations very quickly. All of the parkways are just off of Yonkers Avenue, as well.

Due to the strategic geographic locations of our 12 firehouses throughout the City of Yonkers, any one of our 10 engines and one squad can reach a citizen in need of medical attention, on average, within 4 minutes of dispatch. In that same essence of importance, Ladder Co. 71 and Rescue Co. 1 were strategically placed at Firehouse 1/Headquar-ters, for that same reason.

While some may argue that Ladder Co. 71 has only been relocated to another firehouse just 0.6 miles away, the fact of the matter is that the response time has increased, especially to the most vulnerable area they protect – the Nodine Hill area with wood framed, densely populated homes in very close proximity to one another.

For Rescue Co. 1, stationed now up on War-burton Avenue some 1.8 miles in the northwest part of the second hilliest city in the country, their re-sponse times to the busiest area of the city are now a minimum of 15 minutes to what used to be 2 to 4 minutes. The men are discouraged because they know that as much as they want to be in the action and helping the citizens, their location makes them physically just not able to do so, now that they are relocated.

To tear down Firehouse 1/Headquarters would be an absolute shame. It is practically his-toric and the architecture is top notch. The fire-house was meant to stand the test of time, and it will, if provided the necessary care. To build a new firehouse would be cost prohibitive and the City of Yonkers cannot afford to lose a firehouse. (End of letter.)

Mayor Spano’s Communications Director Christina Gilmartin stated: “Once the engineering report comes in the city will conduct a cost analy-sis review and the mayor will determine the next steps to take.

“All of the equipment is available and our res-idents are being taken care of with the same level of safety.”

Yonkers AwaitsContinued from Page 1

FRidAY, JulY 17, 2015 - YoNkERs RisiNG- PAGE 5

RE-NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY

CYTL 2012, Plaintiff (s), vs. MARGUERITE HOLMES, THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY J. MAZZEO, JR. and CITY OF YONKERS, Defendant(s).

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF: Barry Nesson Law P.C., 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583

Pursuant to an Amended Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated May 26, 2015, I, the Referee will re-sell at public auction in the lobby of the West-chester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, New York 10601, on the 30th day of July, 2015 at 9:45 a.m. premises in the City of Yonkers, New York known as tax map number Section 3; Block 3200; Lot 84. This property had previ-ously been sold at public auction on September 9, 2014, but that sale was cancelled.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of a fi led Amended Judgment and Terms of Sale. Third party Bidders shall be required to deposit 100% of the approximate judg-ment amount due upon the Judgment of Foreclosure, estimated to be $21,000 or 10% of the bid, which ever is greater.

BID DEPOSIT CHECK(S) MUST BE BY BANK OR CERTIFIED CHECK(S) DIRECTLY PAYABLE TO THE REFEREE. CASH PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BIDS IN LESS THAN $1,000.00 INCREMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ENDORSED CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

This sale had previously been noticed for July 1, 2015. Index Number: 69901/2013Dated: June, 2015Al Cornachio, Esq., Referee

#1379 06/26/15 - 07/17/15

CORPORATION NOTICECITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORK

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the Mayor of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 9:15am, in the Mayor’s Recep-tion Room, Second Floor, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York, on the following Local Law, to wit:

LOCAL LAW NO. 20-2015

A LOCAL LAW AMENDING LOCAL LAW NO. 5-1993 AS AMENDED BY LOCAL LAW NO. 4-1995, LOCAL LAW NO. 11-1997, LOCAL LAW NO. 4-1999; LOCAL LAW NO. 11-2001; LOCAL LAW NO. 3-2003, LOCAL LAW NO. 5-2005; LOCAL LAW NO. 7-2007; LOCAL LAW NO. 5-2009, LOCAL LAW NO. 8-2011, AND LOCAL LAW NO. 5-2013 AMENDING SECTION 15-141 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, IN RELA-TION TO EXTENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS MORTGAGE RECORDING TAX

MIKE SPANOMayorDated: July 16, 2015

#1394 07/17/2015

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, CITY OF YONKERS, Plaintiff,

-against-GLICERIO NEDER, ERNEST LONGAZEL, Ernest Longazel and Charles Longazel as Intestate Distributees of VERONICA LONGAZEL, Deceased, TRILLIAM CORP. AN-BOCI EQUITIES, INC., NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FI-NANCE and JOHN DOE (said name being fi ctitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon said prem-ises), Defendants.

Index No.: 61646/2014Property address:13 Mulberry Street, Yonkers, New YorkSection 2 Block 2062 Lot 30

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:GLICERIO NEDER:The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robert DiBella, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated June 22, 2015 and fi led along with the supporting papers in the West-chester County Clerk’s Offi ce. This is an action to foreclosure on a tax lien.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.Trial is desired in the County of Westchester. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises.

NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR REAL PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT RE-SPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY WHO FILED THIS TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DE-FAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR REAL PROP-ERTY. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR TAX COL-LECTOR WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF CITY OF YONKERS AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.Dated: White Plains, New York June 24, 2015

OXMAN TULIS KIRKPATRICK WHYATT & GEIGER, LLPBy: STUART E. KAHAN, Esq.120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100White Plains, New York 10605(914) [email protected]

#1389 07/10/15 – 07/31/15

The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) is seeking poten-tial development partner(s) for the RAD conversion of its portfolio. Selected partner(s) will co-develop the RAD properties under a public –private co-development agreement with MHACY or its Affi liate.The RFQ # 2015-01 contains submission requirements, scope of services, period of services, terms and conditions and other pertinent information necessary for submitting a proper and responsive Statement of Qualifi cations. Prospective Offerors desiring any explanation or interpretation of the solicitation must participate in a pre-submittal meeting to be held at 1:00 p.m. on July 14, 2015 at 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yon-kers New York or submit written questions as per the RFQ.To obtain an electronic copy by email send request title RFQ 2015-01, Co-Developer Partner(s) to [email protected]. Copy of the RFQ may also be obtained in per-son at MHACY Administrative Offi ce free of charge beginning Monday June 29, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. RFQ due Date and Time: August 7, 2015, 4:00 P.M. Notice: Contact with members of the MHACY Board of Commissioners, or MHACY offi cers and employees other than the contact person shown above, during the procure-ment process could result in disqualifi cation of a proposal.

#1385 07/10/15 – 07/17/15

Notice of formation of PRIMI-TIS MOBILE EXAMINERS, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. Of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 06/10/2015.Offi ce located: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, C/O Charnesa T Jack-son & Kwesi G Browne, 20 Stanley Pl Yonkers 10705. General Purposes.

#6638 06/19 - 07/24

Notice of formation of Fred Straus Realty, LLC Arts. Of Org. fi led with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/13/15. Offi ce location: Westchester County. The street address is: 21 Haw-thorne Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: 21 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful act.

#6644 06/26 – 07/31

Notice of formation of RAN-DOM THOUGHTS LLC Arts. Of Org. fi led with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on January 29th, 2015. Of-fi ce location: Westchester County. The street address is: 1 Martin Rd. Yonkers, NY 10701. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Alex-andra Carolina Vivas Lopez, 559 West 149th St. Apt 4. New York, NY 10031. Pur-pose: any lawful act.

#6647 07/10 - 08/14

Letter to the EditorDear Editor:

Yonkers County Legislator Ken Jenkins has failed to comprehend that the Yonkers Fam-ily Court needs to evolve from a revolving-door institution that solely metes out the law, to a pro-gressive institution devoted to social change and delivery of needed services to the vulnerable women and children of our district.

In his recent press releases and News 12 interviews, Mr. Jenkins has proven to Yonkers how completely out of touch he is with his con-stituency by categorically rejecting the co-loca-tion of Yonkers Family Court and the Yonkers Department of Social Services.

In the 1980s and 1990s, a movement de-veloped toward therapeutic jurisprudence. This movement developed as a result of the increas-ing frustration felt by judges, attorneys and so-cial workers, regarding the shortcomings of the traditional court system. Judges were frustrated that social services were not effectively allocat-ed through the court system. Problem-solving courts developed in local courts to remedy det-rimental community conditions through social service delivery to litigants who were experienc-ing debilitating personal conditions.

The concept of service delivery is para-mount to prevent recidivism and ease the burden on litigants who have diffi culty navigating the bureaucracy of the courts and social services.

For the above reasons, Family Court Judge Kathie Davidson came before the Westchester County Board of Legislators imploring the body to ameliorate the long-standing abominable con-ditions in our Yonkers Family Court. Judge Da-vidson presides over these courts each day and sees the dire needs of these families.

She understands that the basic concept is delivery of services to prevent further family dysfunction.

In his recent press release, Mr. Jenkins cloaked his personal political agenda in a pre-textual argument of inability to collect $4.5 mil-

lion in rental arrears by the landlord of DSS, $2.5 from the county for the adjacent parking garage, and a false concern for the safety of litigants, who have orders of protection against each other.

In a recent interview with News 12, Judge Davidson alluded to the argument of separate entrances as “irrelevant.” She went on to state: “That’s the way the courthouses here in White Plains functions, New Rochelle and across the state of New York function…We always take precautions. As you come in to any courthouse, you have to go through security…As a Family Court judge, security is paramount to me…The bigger issue is why we treat and how we treat the litigants of Family Court with dignity…The concept of a one-stop…is a level of the impor-tance of dignity (of the litigant).”

Mr. Jenkins has demonstrated that he is not interested in preserving the dignity of his con-stituents. Nor has he put forth a feasible plan over the past fi ve years to ameliorate the dire conditions in Yonkers Family Court, to ensure the dignity of his most vulnerable constituents.

Legislator Jenkins is clearly out of touch with the needs of his constituents. Mr. Jenkins is not about his constituents. He is not about the women and children of Yonkers. He is not about effi cient government.

However, it is crystal clear that Mr. Jenkins is solely concerned with appeasing the real es-tate interests of his campaign donors, preserving his salary as Yonkers IDA president despite the fl agrant ethical confl ict of interest, and keeping his legislative seat warm now that he has a pri-mary challenger for the fi rst time in his political career.

It is clearly time for new leadership in Yon-kers’ 16th Legislative District. Let’s not wait an-other decade for choice in leadership.Nicole Benjamin-horsfordprimary candidate, yonkers 16th Legislative District

Notice of Formation of Do Honest Work LLC. Art. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/01/2015. Offi ce: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro-cess to: LLC, 209 Garth RD, 5F, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful busi-ness, purpose or activity.

#6651 07/17 - 08/21


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Legal NoticesSUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTERCITY OF YONKERS, Plaintiff,

-against-WILLIAM WILLIAMS, MAUDE TELFAIR and NEWYORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND

FINANCE,Defendants.

Index No.: 56859/2014Property address:

18 Ravine Avenue, Yonkers, New YorkSection 2 Block 2104 Lot 26

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:WILLIAM WILLIAMS and MAUDE TELFAIR:The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robert DiBella, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated June 18, 2015 and filed along with the supporting papers in the West-chester County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclosure on a tax lien.


NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR REAL PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT RE-SPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY WHO FILED THIS TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DE-FAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR REAL PROP-ERTY. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR TAX COL-LECTOR WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF CITY OF YONKERS AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.Dated: White Plains, New York June 19, 2015OXMAN TULIS KIRKPATRICK WHYATT & GEIGER, LLPBy: STUART E. KAHAN, Esq.120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100White Plains, New York 10605(914) [email protected]

#1381 06/26/15 - 07/17/15





A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YON-KERS ENTITLED “TAXES” BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE XVI THEREOF, ENTITLED “ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX” TO CONFORM TO THE 2015 AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW.


#1391 07/17/2015





A LOCAL LAW AMENDING PARTS OF ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS ENTITLED “SALES AND USE TAX” TO CONFORM TO THE 2015 AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW.


#1392 07/17/2015





A LOCAL LAW AMENDING LOCAL LAW NO. 8-1984, AS AMENDED BY LOCAL LAW NO. 9-1984, LOCAL LAW NO. 12-1984, LOCAL LAW NO. 9-1988, LOCAL LAW NO. 12-1991, LOCAL LAW NO. 6- 1994, LOCAL LAW NO. 8-1996, LOCAL LAW NO. 10-1997, LOCAL LAW NO. 2-1999, LOCAL LAW NO. 10-2001, LOCAL LAW NO. 2-2003, LOCAL LAW NO. 4-2005, LOCAL LAW NO. 6-2007, LOCAL LAW NO. 4-2009, LOCAL LAW NO. 9-2011 AND LOCAL LAW NO. 4-2013 ENTITLED A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO 30-A AND 30-B OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW AMENDING THE CODES AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF YONKERS BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE IX AND A NEW ARTICLE X IN RELATION TO THE IMPOSITION OF A CITY OF YONKERS INCOME TAX SURCHARGE IN RELATION TO AMENDING SAID LOCAL LAW TO CONFORM WITH THE 2013 AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW.


#1393 07/17/2015

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF WESTCHESTERCITY OF YONKERS, Plaintiff,

-against-939 TILDEN AVE. REALTY LTD, a/k/a 939 TILDEN

STREET REALTY LTD., MARIE CADER a/k/aMARIE CALDER, CITY OF YONKERS, NEWYORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION

AND FINANCE and JOHN DOE (said name beingfictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any

and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, andany parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or

claiming an interest or lien upon said premises),Defendants.

Index No.: 60028/2014Property address:179 Ashburton Avenue, Yonkers, New YorkSection 2 Block 2080 Lot 66

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:MARIE CADER a/k/a MARIE CALDER:The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Or-der of the Hon. Charles D. Wood, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated June 17, 2015 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Westchester County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclosure on a tax lien.


NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR REAL PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT RE-SPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY WHO FILED THIS TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DE-FAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR REAL PROP-ERTY. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR TAX COL-LECTOR WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF CITY OF YONKERS AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: White Plains, New York June 19, 2015OXMAN TULIS KIRKPATRICK WHYATT & GEIGER, LLPBy: STUART E. KAHAN, Esq.120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100White Plains, New York 10605(914) [email protected]

#1380 06/26/15 - 07/17/15


Mayor Mike Spano and Councilmembers take a tour of the new dialysis center at Regency Extended Care Center.

Bella is eagerly awaiting a forever home.

The Regency Extended Care Center at 65 Ashburton Ave., Yonkers, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 7 to mark the grand opening of its dialysis center. The 12-bed unit includes a self-contained isolation room.

Assistant Administrator Carole Sgaglione noted that ventilator-dependent residents who need dialysis will have their needs met, and hospital discharge planners will have added options for referral.

Registered Nurse Jeanne Madadsec ex-plained that this latest innovation is in keeping with the mission of Regency Extended Care

Center to provide access to the latest resources and technology of benefit to clients and mem-bers of the community at large.

Mayor Mike Spano, members of the City Council and other guests and members of the medical community joined Dr. Rolando Chu-maceiro, Regency medical director; Dr. Na-dem Sayegh, medical director for the dialysis unit; and Lynn Bagliebter from Sterling Bank, who helped provide the funding for the expan-sion.

For more information, visit www.regen-cyextendedcare.com.

Bella is a mixed-breed, 3-year-old pup who weighs about 5.5 pounds. She is energetic and would be best suited to a house with a back yard for exercise or a person with an active lifestyle.

Bella is smart and wants to please her per-son. She likes to fetch a ball and bring it back to her person, and loves to zoom around the yard with a ball in her mouth and then, eventu-ally, she drops it at your feet.

She is learning commands and already

knows to “give paw” when asked – even if you have no treat.

Bella could live with another dog of simi-lar energy. In fact, she would love a playmate who could keep up with her.

Visit Bella at the Yonkers Animal Shelter, 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd., between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays or noon and 4 p.m. weekends. For more information, call 914-377-6730 dur-ing business hours or 201-981-3215 at any time, or email [email protected].

Regency Extended Care Opens Dialysis Center

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By Julissa JavierSocial Security assistant district manager, yonkers

Question: Is it true that 10,000 people a day are retiring? What’s the easiest way to avoid the crowds?

Answer: Yes. As the baby boomers reach their retirement years, Social Security is han-dling about 10,000 claims each day. You can avoid the crowds by filing online. You can complete your retirement application in as little as 15 minutes. It’s safe, convenient and secure.

You can apply from the comfort of your home at a time that is most convenient for you. There’s no need to drive to a local Social Se-curity office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative. There are no forms to sign and usually no documentation is required. Social Security will process your ap-plication and contact you if any further infor-mation is needed.

Just go to www.socialsecurity.gov. Q: What types of retirement planning tools

does Social Security offer? A: Social Security’s Retirement Planner

provides detailed information about your So-cial Security retirement benefits under current law. It also points out things you may want to consider as you prepare for the future. At www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2 you can find your retirement age, estimate your life expectancy, estimate your retirement benefits, use our other

benefit calculators to test different retirement ages or future earnings amounts, and learn how certain types of earnings and pensions can af-fect your benefits.

Learn more by visiting www.socialsecu-rity.gov/retire2.

Q: If I get Social Security disability ben-efits and I reach full retirement age, will I then receive retirement benefits?

A: Social Security disability benefits au-tomatically change to retirement benefits when disability beneficiaries reach full retirement age. In most cases, the payment amount does not change. The law does not allow a person to receive both retirement and disability benefits simultaneously on one earnings record.

Q: What are compassionate allowances?A: Compassionate allowances are Social

Security’s way of quickly identifying severe diseases and other medical conditions that qualify a person for disability benefits without waiting a long time. Compassionate allow-ances permit Social Security to target the most obviously disabled individuals for allowances and faster payment of benefits based on objec-tive medical information that we can obtain quickly. Compassionate allowances are not separate from the Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income programs.

Find out more at www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.

Social Security Q&A

Seniors and Health Care

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:Think about it: The world – in fact, your

personal world of life’s experiences – all wrapped up in this simple marriage band.

At the moment of “I do” a ring is present-ed to you with your willingness and hopes and option to find, search for, live the good life…all to be fulfilled with the permission granted to you as a bearer of this precious tool…you wedding band. Your own personal storage room that will permit you to walk thru the wide open and perhaps difficult roads of your life.

Without it, perhaps some may inquire, “Where is the ring – the road ahead that awaits you?” Some will remark, “not needed…pe-riod!”

The choice is yours, but the pathway of your life’s search for tomorrow is recognized by your fellow man by the ring…yes, the ring. It is accepted by all mankind as permission to walk thru the roads of life for your new life’s experiences with your mate with a reasonable amount of ease.

To add to the excitement of man and woman’s passion for living, adornments are flourished with the companion dazzle of mag-nificent sparkling and eye-raising interest – and usually quite expensive – engagement rings. They may stir up envy, with shocking re-marks such as, “Well, she landed a good one!” Beautiful with truly a warm greeting your soci-ety approaches you…some with genuine feel-ing, some with an envy you can cut with a you know what.

So this sparkler, which really is a billboard

of your entry into the bonds of marriage, will not assure you, usually, to a happier homestead but of course – who can say no to this “rock of wealth” that will somehow flash around to your world of friends, who will remark “she is loaded” under their breath.

Some may quietly say, “It should happen to me!”

But the road ahead with its hidden pitfalls is not softened with the size or cost of this spar-kler engagement ring, but is traveled by many with the ownership of a simple wedding band. All experiences await you with your simple wedding band. The glitzy rock that hugs your simple wedding band will not soften the blows and pitfalls of life. Standing tall to meet your tomorrows is a challenge you must share with your mate; the larger the ring won’t soften its blows, but the love of one to another will find a solution.

In crises, the touch of your simple wed-ding band placed to your heart along with your inner prayers will find miracles in many cases, and the giant sparkler truly is not the answer. Only love, hope and prayer will guide you through the uncertain difficult days.

There is much to be said about the beauty, admiration and glorification of a magnificent diamond ring. Tell me, have many friends of yours refused this glitzy “rock?” But you have to be the judge of what you hope for, what you need – and a simple band of your vows seems to be the most important decision you will make in your “days of living.”L’hiam’ Abe Rabinowitz, yonkers

My Simple Marriage Band


bring the millions of manufacturing jobs lost over the past 20 years back to the USA.

Trump has succeeded in building and developing properties in New York City and throughout New York State, one of the strongest pro-union states in the country, because he uses union labor and agrees to collective bargaining on all of his development projects.

The reason for using union labor is simple: Anyone who buys a Trump property is paying for the best, and union workers provide the highest quality work and craftsmanship. There are no cutting corners on Trump properties – something we don’t see enough with many construction and development projects in New York and across the country.

The national discussion Trump is having about bringing jobs home correlates to the facts about Trump properties using union labor. The thousands of construction and trade unions jobs created on Trump developments are the good-paying jobs with benefits that you can raise a family on.

The trade unions and their members are Americans of every ethnic background, and for generations have provided the jobs that have strengthened our middle class. The only two re-quirements in working on a Trump development are common sense: You must be a member of a union and you must be a citizen of this country.

This is what our national debate for the presidency should be about. There are far too many Americans who have been passed over for the American dream; 50million of our fel-low Americans live in poverty and collect food stamps.

Another noteworthy part of Trump’s suc-cess has been his ability to turn a failed project into a desired destination. In Washington, D.C., the old Post Office Pavilion, located on Penn-sylvania Avenue near the Washington Monu-ment, was acquired by Trump for development into a luxury hotel. The property laid vacant for many years before Trump was selected to re-store the national landmark.

Last week a rally was held against Trump at the Post Office Pavilion, and while only a few dozen protestors attended, the Washington Post and the national media reported it as a major event.

More notable were those who were not present, including DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton who last year said Trump’s ho-tel would be great for the city, and “I think it’s destined to become its centerpiece.”

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser also did not at-tend, nor did leaders and officials from the ho-tel’s construction workers union, whose Latino members have received jobs on the post office

development. Their silence is significant, and represent

the many that don’t have the nerve or the will to stand up to the tidal wave of national media hell bent on killing Trump for president.

Hopefully, we will see some of the many union members standing up in the future and telling the truth: Donald Trump has created thousands of good-paying union construction jobs over his development career. And if we hold China, Mexico and other countries to fair trade, we can create hundreds of thousands of new good-paying union jobs in this country for those who need it most.

Development in New York City will al-ways occur because of Wall Street and the in-ternational investment that pours in. But what about the hundreds of small American towns and cities that have been shuttered down for a generation because the local manufacturing company moved overseas? It is those forgotten Americans that seem to have an interest in Don-ald Trump’s real presidential message.

When will the American media stop asking Trump if he will take back his comments (clear-ly he won’t), and start asking about Trump’s crucial campaign platform, and how he plans to implement it and bring the millions of jobs back home to America?

Clearly there is an alternative narrative about Donald Trump that we aren’t hearing about. His history points to a support of union workers, and his platform calls for the creation of more of the same union jobs for our country. Even though the media won’t highlight it, the polls suggest many Americans are interested, listening and want to hear more.

Let us also have an honest conversation about the role illegal immigrants play in the remaining number of middle-class construction jobs in the country. Far too many corporations and businesses use illegal immigrants for their projects, and we don’t hold the owners account-able.

Before we give a job to someone who broke the law by crossing the border illegally, we should try and help the millions of Ameri-can citizens, who come from every ethnic back-ground – some who are living in poverty and some who are working two and three jobs – get the chance and the opportunity at a good-paying job.

This is the economic message of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. His record on construction projects is an example of how you can still profit in America, while doing business with our American unions.

Perhaps it is an example that we can use for our country’s economic restoration.

Frank Spotorno is president of Park Av-enue Elevator Designs and Park Line Elevator Inspections, and founder of bringourjobshome.com.

Trump & UnionsContinued from Page 1

By Sue Ann WittFor Rising Media group

The concept of “Godspell” is taken from “The Gospel According to St. Matthew,” but don’t expect Sunday School revisited.

Focusing on the last days of Jesus, the show opens with a prologue, then the audience meets Socrates, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Lu-ther, Leonardo Da Vinci, author Edward Gib-bon, F. W Nietzsche, Jean Paul Sartre and R. Buckminster Fuller – each a philosopher and each singing a verse about God and religion, re-gardless of whether they are believers, and their impact on society. The audience then sees the Tower of Babble and all the philosophers sing together, letting them know they represent the greatest minds in history and how they need to be heard.

The cast then transforms and appears as clowns, complete with appropriate costumes, scenery, games, musical style, pantomime and comedy. The music incorporates pop, folk rock, gospel and vaudeville, and much of the score is familiar to the audience. The message is clear: kindness, tolerance, love, joy, family.

The cast is led by Gilbert Sanchez as Je-sus and Xander Chauncey as John and Judas. Great performances are exhibited by the entire cast, including Josh Kenney, Kareema Castro Khouri, Greta Kleckner, Nicholas Park, Devon Perry, Nathan Andrew Riley, Sarah Smithton and Karley Willocks.

“Godspell” runs through Aug. 9 at West-chester Broadway Theater, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford, and tickets are available at www.BroadwayTheatre.com or 914-592-2222.

The College of New Rochelle is seeking adult students in Yonkers as it expands into Westchester’s largest city.

Beginning this fall, the College of New Rochelle will offer its adult learner undergrad-uate degree program in downtown Yonkers. The program will be offered at the Schoolhouse Terrace development on Ashburton Avenue, a collaborative effort between The Community Builders, Inc., and the Municipal Housing Au-thority for the City of Yonkers. Students in this program will attend the New Rochelle campus to fulfill their final capstone course.

In addition, the college will offer its Pre-College Academic Program, which prepares students to pass the new, more rigorous High-School Equivalency exam, allowing them then to go on to pursue their college degrees.

Founded in 1972, the College of New Ro-chelle School of New Resources offers a bach-elor’s degree program designed specifically for adults age 21 and older. Recently named a best practice institution in a national study, SNR provides a quality liberal arts education

that develops critical thinking, writing and oral communication skills, the technological competence needed in today’s job market, and incorporates life experience directly into the curriculum.

SNR has graduated more than 20,000 adult learners with baccalaureate liberal arts degrees and has been recognized internation-ally as a model for adult education. More than 52 percent of graduates have gone on to obtain advanced degrees at colleges and universities nationwide. Many hold senior management positions in the public and private sectors.

SNR currently serves adult students on six campuses located in Brooklyn, Co-op City, south Bronx, New Rochelle, Harlem and at DC-37 Union Headquarters in Manhattan. Each campus is designed to serve as an exten-sion of its community and offers students class-es in the mornings, evenings and on weekends.

For information about enrollment at the Yonkers program, contact Kristine Southard at [email protected] or 914-654-5271, or visit www.cnr.edu/yonkers.

Dear Mr. Terry J. Lundgren:I am writing on behalf of Community

Voices Heard Power, a statewide organization that fights for social, economic and racial justice for all – in particular women of color and low-income families. We accomplish this through grassroots organizing, leadership development, policy changes and creating new models of di-rect democracy.

We applaud and congratulate Macy’s for demonstrating real corporate responsibility by terminating its relationship with Donald Trump. Statements made by Mr. Trump regarding Mexi-cans, Mexican-Americans and Latinos in gen-eral were grossly insensitive and pure racist to people who value other people and diversity. His comments were disgusting, offensive and hate-ful.

Macy’s action to discontinue its business

relationship with Mr. Trump as a result of his comments went beyond words, but showed cor-porate social responsibility at its best. It was the right decision. We applaud and appreciate Ma-cy’s on separating itself from the reckless and destructive comments of Donald Trump.

We will be communicating our apprecia-tion of Macy’s actions to our members, family, and friends.

CVH Power is passionate and is fiercely committed to the active involvement of its mem-bers and other citizens in the working and opera-tions of their communities and government. We encourage active participation in the electoral process, as well as the legislative process of the State Legislature, counties and municipalities.Sandra killett Chairwoman, Community voices heard power

‘Godspell’ Combines Bible, Clichés & Parables at WBT

CNR Seeks Adult Students For New Yonkers Location

An Open Letter to Macy’s Chairman & CEO

The cast of “Godspell.”

dollars,” said Meyer. “We deserve a councilman who is committed to making city government work smarter and more effectively on the issues that really matter…My business has taken me to many beautiful places all over the world, but my heart belongs to the City of Yonkers. That’s why I will dedicate myself every day to making Yon-kers a better place for all of our families, includ-ing my own. We can and must do better.”

The contest for the Third Council District has always been the “swing seat” in many elec-tions, with both Democrats and Republicans holding the council seat in the recent past.

Meyer has received the endorsement of the Yonkers Republican Party, and is also pursuing the endorsement of the Conservative Party. The Third Council District comprises northwest Yon-kers, Park Hill and Ludlow.

Meyer’s City Council campaign Platform includes:

* Education accountability: Elimination of Common Core testing and a return to a bottom-up system where local educators control the qual-ity of children’s education, not state bureaucrats; and increasing accountability of budgeting and spending – a return to basic discipline in the schools that focus on values such as listening, re-spect and integrity.

* Holding the line on property taxes to pro-tect homeowners and seniors on fixed incomes

* A stop to wasteful government spending

and a start to operating in a “business like,” fis-cally-responsible manner.

* Increasing government transparency by putting the city budget on the Internet for public examination of line-by-line spending.

* A focus on quality-of-life issues, such as infrastructure repairs to roads, parks, schools and clean streets.

* Safer streets with more police patrols in neighborhoods and local business districts to re-duce property crime and vandalism by gangs that are growing in numbers.

Meyer has lived in both northwest Yonkers and the Park Hill sections of the Third District. After graduating from Sacred Heart Grade School and High School, he obtained a bachelor of arts degree in art history from SUNY Purchase.

A professional art dealer, Meyer began his career by working for an auction house in New York City. He and his wife, Julie, later started their own art dealership, Meyer\Fine Art, Inc., which they continue to operate today. The two have three children: Kieran, 11; Cora, 9; and Amelia, 4.

Over the years, Meyer has shown a passion and dedication to developing children though youth sports programs. For years, he has coached both baseball and football teams for the North Yonkers Boys and Girls Club, as well as the North Yonkers Knights Football Program. Meyer is also an assistant cub master for Pack 29 Cub Scouts. He is a member of the Sons of Italy, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and founding spon-sor of the National Museum of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C.

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Letter to the Editor

is being challenged by Democrat Ivy Reeves. Johnson submitted 1,300 signatures, with Reeves in at almost 1,200, safe totals for both to get on the ballot and face off in a primary Sept. 10.

Four years ago, Reeves and Johnson contest-ed for the same council seat, with Johnson victori-ous.

In the Third District, incumbent Democrat Michael Sabatino is running for a second term, and is being challenged by Republican Michael Myer. Sabatino defeated Meyer in the same contest four years ago. Before the two can again face off in an election – which many believe will be the closest in the city – Democrat Natasha Freeman appears to have submitted enough signatures (830) to get on the primary ballot. Sabatino submitted 1,750 signatures as the endorsed candidate of the Demo-cratic Party.

So Sabatino and Freeman will square off in a Democratic primary, with Meyer waiting for the winner in November.

In the Fifth District, incumbent Councilman Mike Breen faces no opposition. Breen is seeking his second term on the council; Yonkers Demo-crats failed to collect enough signatures to put up a candidate.

County Board of Legislators 17th District: One of the biggest County

Board races in Westchester is in southwest Yon-kers this fall, where incumbent Democratic legis-lator Virginia Perez is seeking re-election to her third term. Perez did not receive the endorsement from the Yonkers Democratic Party.

Yonkers Dems instead endorsed Piedad Abreu to run against Perez in a Democratic primary. Both candidates obtained more than enough signatures to get on the ballot.

Perez has defeated the Democratic Party’s

nominee twice before. 16th District: Incumbent Democratic Legisla-

tor Ken Jenkins is running for a fifth term but will face a primary challenge from Democrat Nicole Benjamin, who turned in an impressive 1,630 sig-natures as a first-time candidate.

14th and 15th Districts: Incumbent Repub-lican County Legislators Bernice Spreckman and Gordon Burrows will either face no opposition, or an inactive name on the ballot, as Yonkers Demo-crats passed on both of these races.

Other Factors The Independence Party nomination for may-

or is something to watch. Yonkers Independence Party Chairperson Dhyalma Vazquez made a $1,000 contribution to Hernandez’s campaign, but Hernandez would need to get a “Wilson Pakula” (a signed document permitting him to run on the In-dependence Party line), from Westchester County Independence Party Chairman Dr. Guilio Cavallo.

Realizing that nobody knows what Cavallo will do, if Hernandez were to get the IND line, it would give him a ballot line on Election Day and result in a three-way race for mayor in November, between Spano, Nuckel and Hernandez.

The Yonkers Democratic Party and its Elec-tion Day operations will be on display on Primary Day. The mayor’s seat, two City Council posts and two County Board seats will be on the Democratic Party primary ballot.

An unofficial Yonkers Democratic “women’s ticket” of four candidates will also play a big role in the Democratic primary. Perez, Ivy Reeves, Benjamin and Natasha Freeman are seeking seats on the City Council and County Board.

The role that Latino voters in southwest Yonkers play in the Democratic primary is also noteworthy. With Hernandez running for mayor and Perez and Abreu facing off for County Board, turnout will be crucial for all candidates.

Note: Petition figures were obtained from www.YonkersTribune.com.

Petitions AreContinued from Page 1

The Hudson River Museum will host a slate of activities this month, and throughout the rest of the summer.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival per-formers will bring the galleries to life with a 30-minute production on one of three stage sets Sundays, July 19 and 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. In this story, the Evil Queen envies her beautiful step-daughter, Snow White, and plots to poison her. A true love’s kiss is her only hope.

On Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m., tour Glenview with a guide and see the re-stored 19th century period rooms, furniture and paintings.

Also, creative activities inspired by the mu-seum’s collections and exhibitions, led by junior docents and arts and science professionals, will take place Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

These programs are all free with museum admission.

On Saturdays, as the New Horizons space-craft reaches Pluto, see new information added to the giant globe in the gallery.

On Saturdays and Sundays, fairy tales are taking over the museum – like the stories in the summer exhibition “Envy: One Sin, Seven Sto-ries.” Attendees can make fairy tale masks in the family studio, and decorate the courtyard with fairy houses made from environmental materials like pinecones and grass. Each weekend build a new house with new materials.

On Friday and Saturday nights at the Hud-son River Museum Amphitheater, free shows

will be presented from June 27 to Aug. 22. Drama, fi lm and music programs have been or-ganized in association with HVSF, Alamo Draft-house Cinema and Purpl. The museum next door is open Friday and Saturday nights with free ad-mission, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Free Friday nights have been made possible by Entergy, with a free Friday night planetarium show at 7 p.m. Free parking is available at JFK Marina and Trevor Park, off Warburton Avenue and JFK Memorial Drive, one block north of the museum.

On Saturday, July 11, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (rated PG, 142 min, 2004) will be shown. In his third year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter learns that a criminal has escaped from prison and wants to kill him. Dementors are guarding the school, he has a new Dark Arts teacher, and Harry learns about his past. See a magic show for Muggles before the movie with magician Benjamin Levy. Produced in associa-tion with Alamo Drafthouse.

On Friday, July 17, hear the lively salsa sounds on drums, brass and strings drawn from the musical traditions of Cuba, Brazil and South and North America when Cocomama performs. Produced in association with Purpl.

On Saturday, July 18, the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company, America’s premier school for improv, will bring the very best from New York City and Los Angeles to town. Per-formed before your eyes will be a “never before seen, never-to-be-seen-again” show by four tal-ented performers.

Friday, July 24 will feature the No BS Brass Band. This 11-piece brass band embraces the spirit of New Orleans and East Coast funk. Its high-energy, original sound and stage presence emits dance-able music from original compo-sitions and arrangements infl uenced by James Brown and John Coltrane to Michael Jackson and Led Zeppelin. Produced in association with Purpl.

On Saturday, July 25 will be a “Frozen” (rated PG, 108 minutes, 2014) sing-a-long fea-turing Disney’s smashing success. Follow along as Princess Anna tries to save Arendelle and her sister, the queen, with the help of her friends Kristoff, Sven and Olaf. Produced in association with Alamo Drafthouse.

Then on Friday, July 31, there will be a per-formance by Crystal Monee Hall, who sings in folk gospel and blues styles and has always been faithful to her church girl roots. This gospel sensibility resonates throughout Hall’s arrange-ments, creating storytelling in an elegant vocal sound. Produced in association with Purpl.

Amphitheater programs have been spon-sored, in part, by Astoria Bank and Henry E. Niles Foundation. Additional support for Friday night music is provided by Verizon FIOS; Satur-day movies by Affi nity Health Plan; and July 24 and 25 weekend events are sponsored by Mercy College.

The Hudson River Museum is located at 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. Hours are Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., with $6 admission for adults, $3 for youth age 3 to 18, and $4 for seniors age 62 and older, and stu-dents with proper identifi cation. Admission to the planetarium is $4, $2 and $4, respectively.

During the summer months, through Sept. 5, the museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 8 p.m. with free admission, and free planetarium shows are offered at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.hrm.org or call 914-963-4550.

The Blue Door Art Gallery held an open-ing event for its newest pop-up community gal-lery, “Off the Page,” on July 11. This gallery will run through Aug. 1 and features the art of more than nine local and neighboring commu-nity artists from Westchester, Bronx and Man-hattan.

Every summer Blue Door supports new, local artists and opens its doors, free of charge, to the community. Event curator Patricia San-tos, a Yonkers native who enjoys empowering her community through art, said: “This is the fi rst time we’ve dedicated the whole gallery

to artists who may not have had the chance to showcase their work, so it’s very exciting to have the opportunity to support these artists.”

This year, in addition to the exhibit, the gallery will be hosting “Off the Page” events such as screenings of “Frida, Jean-Michel Bas-quiat: The Radiant Child,” and a short fi lm by Renaissance Francis. Also, an open mic night will be held July 31.

For more information on these events, contact the Blue Door Art Gallery, located at 13 Riverdale Ave., by calling 914-375-5100 or visiting www.bluedoorartcenter.org.


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